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1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham 1455–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Elder

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart

Children(s): Sir Cunningham, Sir Glengarnock, David Cuninghame

1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham was born in 1455 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Cunningham Elder And Margaret Hepburn. 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, and had children including David Cuninghame, Sir Lord Robert Cuthbert Cunningham Knight Of Glencairn 3Rd Lord Cunningham Of Kilmaurs 3Rd Earl Of Glencairn And Glengarnock, Sir William 2Nd Lord Of Craigend Cunningham. 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham passed away in 1513 in killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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  • 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham was born in 1455 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Cunningham Elder And Margaret Hepburn.
  • 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, and had children including David Cuninghame, Sir Lord Robert Cuthbert Cunningham Knight Of Glencairn 3Rd Lord Cunningham Of Kilmaurs 3Rd Earl Of Glencairn And Glengarnock, Sir William 2Nd Lord Of Craigend Cunningham.
  • 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham passed away in 1513 in killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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1st Cunningham's Ancestors

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1st Cunningham
1455–1513
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Cunningham Elder
1400–
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1st Cunningham's Descendants

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1st (Lord of Craigends Sir William) Cunningham (1455–9 September 1513) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart (1452–31 August 1496)
  1. 1. Sir (William 2nd Lord of Craigend) Cunningham 1475–1533 m. Giles Campbell 1482–1552 m. Gilles Campbell 1482–1552 m. Marjory Douglas 1469–1542
    1. 1. Gabriel (3rd Laird of Craigends) Cuninghame 1504–1547 m. Lady (Margaret (Elizabeth)) Livingston 1510–1555
      1. 1. Lady (Janet) Cunningham 1529–1612 m. Sir (Patrick) Houstoun 1529–1600
        1. 1. Lord (John) Houston 1556–1610 m. Margaret (Sterling of) Keir 1560–
    2. 2. Margaret Cunningham 1499–1571
    3. 3. Robert Cunningham 1503–1560
    4. 4. Gilbert Cunningham 1504–1547
    5. 5. Isobel Cunningham 1506–1553
    6. 6. Isabella Cunningham 1510–
    7. 7. Geillis Cunningham 1513–
    8. 8. Marion Cuninghame 1515–1535
    9. 9. Beatrix Cunningham 1517–1540
    10. 10. Janet Cunningham 1523–1607
    11. 11. Marion Cuninghame 1515–1552
    12. 12. William (4th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1493–1548
    13. 13. Gabriel Cunninghame 1504–1547
    14. 14. Janet Cunningham 1523–
    15. 15. Crawford Cunyngham 1516–1535
    16. 16. Ferguson Cunyngham 1519–
    17. 17. Maxwell Cunyngham 1533–1573
    18. 18. Porterfield Cunyngham 1515–1573
    19. 19. Stewart Cunyngham 1517–1540
    20. 20. Wallace Cunyngham 1510–1558
    21. 21. Whitford Cunyngham 1517–1540
    22. 22. Alexander Cunningham 1498–1574
  2. 2. Sir (Lord Robert Cuthbert Cunningham Knight of Glencairn, 3rd Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs, 3rd Earl of Glencairn and) Glengarnock 1467–1541
  3. 3. David Cuninghame 1513–1544

1st Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
9 September 1513
Age 58
Death of 1st Lord of Craigends Sir William Cunningham in killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: killed at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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